LT. GOV. BARBARA O'BRIEN HEADS TO RURAL COLORADO TO PROMOTE NON-PROFIT PHILANTHROPY AND EDUCATION REFORM

 

Lt. Gov. Barbara O'Brien will be on the road Thursday and Friday to speak to rural non-profits and address Colorado's efforts on education reform.

 

On Thursday, Lt. Gov. O'Brien travels to Burlington for Rural Philanthropy Days, which is designed to increase the amount of grant funding in rural areas, improve regional collaboration among nonprofits, and increase the capacity of local organizations and agencies to provide services for rural communities.

 

"So often it's the nonprofits that are building capacity in small towns and rural areas of Colorado. It's commendable that foundations are strengthening that non-profit work," said Lt. Gov. O'Brien.

 

On Friday, Lt. Gov. O'Brien travels to Pueblo to speak to the K-20 Continuum Conference at Colorado State-Pueblo. Lt. Gov. O'Brien is the co-chair of the P20 Education Reform Committee appointed by Gov. Ritter. The Pueblo conference is designed to look at reform in order to improve the transition of high school seniors to post-secondary education, recruit teachers for high-need areas, and identify regional needs for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

 

 

Thursday, June 5, 2008

What:             Rural Philanthropy Days

Where:          Old Town Museum;

420 S. 14^th Street

Burlington, CO

Time:             6:00 p.m.

 

Friday, June 6, 2008

What:             K-20 Continuum Conference

Where:          Colorado State University – Pueblo Life Science Auditorium;

2200 Bonforte Blvd.

Pueblo, CO

Time:             11:50 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.